Users must pre-install Wine for this to work. You could also bundle Wine inside the PKG (very large, ~600MB) – but that’s more advanced.
The process of converting a Windows executable ( .exe ) into a macOS package ( .pkg ) is not a direct file conversion; rather, it involves or repackaging for a cross-platform environment. convert exe to pkg
: The industry standard GUI for taking a folder (your wrapped app) and turning it into a compliant macOS .pkg . Users must pre-install Wine for this to work
Create a new directory for your PKG file and add the necessary files: : The industry standard GUI for taking a
If you succeed in creating a PKG (even one that installs a Wine-wrapped EXE), follow these best practices for macOS:
To turn that .app into a .pkg , use the macOS Terminal command: productbuild --component "/path/to/YourApp.app" /Applications "/path/to/Output.pkg" . Method B: CrossOver or Parallels (Professional Solutions)